This position arose from a 'hoshi joseki' and it is black's move.
If black defends his cutting stones with 1, white can capture
them using the 'yurumi shicho' and 'geta' technique.
(Please note that this sequence works since white 6 and 8 are 'sente'.)
The correct 'joseki' move therefore is one point above [3].

English

loose ladder

Japanese

shicho atari

Chinese

ying3 zheng1

English

a move which affects a ladder

Japanese

shicho

(The continuation of the sequence shown under 'dango')
White captures the black stones in shicho.

Chinese

zheng1 chi2
zheng1 zi3

Korean

chook

English

ladder
the chinese term gives one the feeling that you have grabbed a goat or
ox by the horns and are trying to wrestle the animal to the ground,
only to find yourself whipped about.
the japanese term means "ladder" because for some reason they feel the
shape of the stones suggests that shape, though it looks more like a
stairway to me :-). (dr. roy schmidt)

Proverbs

If you don't know ladders, don't play go.

Each step in a ladder is worth 7 points.

Japanese

dango

The 11 stone black group only have two liberties, a typical 'dango' shape.
White [a] next will continue the attack.
Initial moves: see 'guru guru mawashi'
Final result: see 'shicho'

Chinese

yi4 tuan2 (yu1 xing2)

English

a solid mass of stones; a very inefficient shape

Proverbs

Don't make dangos.

Japanese

guru guru mawashi

What will happen after white "A"?
Continuation: see 'dango'.
Final result: see 'shicho'.

Chinese

lian2 huan2 zheng1 zi3

Korean

dol-dol mal-ri-da

English

capturing an enemy chain using the following combination of techniques:
1. stone sacrifice(s)
2. squeeze
3. ladder
during this chasing process the enemy chain typically gets heavy in
the process.

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